Paul Dame: Sacrifice and selfishness
While Republicans, led by Rep. Lisa Hango and others, were working to make life easier for our veterans, the Democrat’s supermajority thought a better idea would be to make life easier for themselves.
States begin reining in activist, soft-on-crime prosecutors
Currently, the state Legislature cannot remove prosecutors through impeachment or recall elections, but the new bill will allow a complaint to be heard by a jury, and if proven guilty, a judge may order the attorney’s removal.
In praise of Americans who have given their all
This Memorial Day, take a moment to think about what our country would be like without the sacrifice made by those who ensured our birth as a nation, who maintained our union, and who have defended our way of life across two and a half centuries.
Help for homeless will have recipient requirements, Scott administration says
Gov. Phil Scott and administration officials Friday outlined his plans to help transition the estimated 2,700 homeless Vermonters out of the 76 hotels and motels since the pandemic began.
Native Americans praise school board for keeping ‘Chieftain’ name
A Native American organization has a message for a Vermont school stewed in controversy about the use of Native American names and symbols in the name of ethnic sensitivity: “Educate, not Eradicate.”
McClaughry: Property rights victories at SCOTUS
The Pacific Legal Foundation said “the Tyler decision is a vindication of fundamental property rights. It will change the lives of thousands of Americans across the country.”
About the Nevada murder and the death penalty
In murder cases like this one, and with serial killers, where the guilt is indisputable, it’s time to bring the death penalty back.
Letter: Will Brattleboro’s elected officials enable Vermont’s lawless lawmakers?
As the elected leaders of the town of Brattleboro, will you keep your oaths of office? Or will you enable the tyrannical, lawless bill known as H.386?
McClaughry: School choice advances — but will Vermont ever appear on the list?
The Reason foundation’s Christian Barnard published an encouraging story on school choice advances in six states. When will Vermont ever appear on such a list?
Majority of Americans support spending cuts if debt ceiling is raised, poll finds
A significant majority of Americans believe that the U.S. debt ceiling should only be raised if it’s paired with spending cuts, a CNN poll released on Tuesday found.
U.S. Supreme Court erodes WOTUS rule
The decision issued Thursday erodes the rule, also known as the “WOTUS” rule, that would have brought all of the nation’s streams and wetlands under the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency, a rule that U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., compared to “regulating puddles.”
Roper: Analyzing the media bias in clean heat standard coverage
Nowadays it seems more and more that reporters see themselves as the Praetorian Guards protecting their personal political agendas and the politicians who support said agendas regardless of the facts.